Parasite
TheParasitecharacters feature Bong Joon - ho ’s most celebrated dramatis personae , thanks to the global success that the 2019 thriller garner . From winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes to create history as the first non - English - words film to receive the Academy Award for Best Picture , Parasiteintroduced its acclaimed writer - theater director and its Korean - language - speak cast to a larger audience . orbit around a pathetic family ’s deceptive scheme to gain employment in a ample household , Parasitedoubles as an anti - plentiful irony and an anxiety - inducing thriller .
From capturing the entertainment of mundane everyday activities to going down a dour path of homicidal topsy-turvydom , theParasitecharacters go through a fate . The sheer volatility of its plot makesParasiteone of the good movies to change over its style midway through . Bong ’s cast plays a polar use with their nuanced performances , not foreshadowing the net jounce . Reuniting with his frequentcollaborator Song Kang - ho , the filmmaker gather a stellar mathematical group of acting veteran soldier and Modern face from his place body politic .
Song Kang-ho As Kim Ki-taek
The Patriarch Of The Kim Family
quality : Song Kang - ho leave theParasitecast as Kim Ki - taek , the patriarch of the Kim folk . He isa upbeat individual and try his best to provide for his married woman and childreneven as they live in a engorged semi - basement matt in Seoul . He has held several jobs , working as a valet and at a bakery . However , he fight to bring home the bacon for his family . His breathing in to earn more lead him down a spiral ofdark result toParasite’sending .
Movie / TV Show
Character
Joint Security Area
Sgt . Oh Kyeong - pil
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Park Dong - jin
Snowpiercer
Namgoong Minsu
Thirst
Sang - hyun
histrion : Song previously collaborated with Bong Joon - ho on three film beforebeing roll inParasite , play Detective Park Doo - gentleman’s gentleman in the law-breaking thrillerMemories of Murder , snack vendor Park Gang - du in the monster filmHost , and railroad train clothes designer Namgoong Minsoo in the sci - fi action thriller — and Bong ’s English - nomenclature debut — Snowpiercer .
Many of Song Kang - ho ’s best movies are cult favorite in South Korea . aside from work for Bong , he has also collaborated with renowned Korean filmmaker Park Chan - wook , work in three of his films . He look inJoint Security Areaas Sgt . Oh Kyeong - pil , Sympathy for Mr. Vengeanceas revenge - seeking father Park Dong - jin , andThirstas non-Christian priest - turned - vampire Sang - hyun . Song also portrayed the titular protagonist in the historical action dramaA Taxi Driver .
Lee Sun-kyun As Park Dong-ik
The Father Of The Park Family
Character : Lee Sun - kyun appears in theParasitecharacters as Park Dong - ik , the manlike head of the Park family unit . He isa moneyed man of affairs , and even though he represents the bloodsucking elect course of study , he is otherwise a meek - mannered individual . He is mostly a kind valet de chambre but also shows signs of snobbish behaviour , which plays into the family battle of the film . He is also someone who is disconnect from his son and often has niggling cognition of the desire of those around him .
Behind the White Tower
Choi Do - unseasoned
My Mr
Park Dong - hoon
Paju
Kim Joong - shik
Night and Day
Yoon Kyeong - soo
Actor : After being relegate to minor TV office , Lee broke out as medicine producer Choi Han - sung in the romantic seriesCoffee Prince . In movies , he collaborated with arthouse auteur Hong Sang - soo , play North Korean student Yoon Kyeong - soo inNight and Day , short film director Nam Jin - gu inOki ’s Movie , and film studies professor Lee Seong - joon inNobody ’s Daughter . Lee Sun - kyun sadly died on December 27 , 2023 .
Cho Yeo-jeong As Choi Yeon-gyo
The Mother Of The Park Family
The Servant
Chun - hyang
Obsessed
Lee Sook - jin
I involve Romance
Sunwoo In - vernal
chouse On Me If you’re able to
Kang Yeo - ju novel writer
thespian : Cho Yeo - jeong hasappeared in the diachronic romanceThe Servantas Seong Chunhyang , the heroine of the Korean folktaleChunhyangjeon . She also star in the erotic romance filmsThe ConcubineandObsessedand the idiot box showsDivorce Lawyer in LoveandI require Romance . In 2024 , she starred in the enigma thriller seriesTarotand the titillating closed book thrillerHidden Face .
Choi Woo-shik As Kim Ki-woo
The Son Of The Kim Family
Character : One of the most intelligentParasitecharacters , Kim Ki - woo is the Kims ’ son who comes up with a plan to infiltrate the Park household . An academically gifted student , he poses as an English tutor to teach the Parks ’ daughter , with whom he also starts a amorous relationship . Despite his news , he is timid and modest - mannered in damage of his personality . While he has right intentions , he ’s ultimately dishonest and is still pushed to move up the class ladder in the oddment , even after the cataclysm .
Set Me Free
Young - jae
trail To Busan
Yong - guk
Okja
Kim Woo - shik
A Killer Paradox
Lee Tang
role player : The character is recreate by Choi Woo - shik , whofirst gained credit as troubled teen Yeong - jae in the coming - of - age dramaSet Me Free . TheParasitecast fellow member also reached a wider consultation with the zombi spirit survival thrillerTrain To Busan , where he played high school baseball player Min Yong - guk . He has since commence picking up go roles in the drama seriesOut Beloved Summerand the Netflix criminal offence thriller seriesA Killer Paradox.
Park So-dam As Kim Ki-jung
The Daughter In The Kim Family
reference : The Kims ’ girl and Ki - woo ’s sister , Kim Ki - jung gets recruited into the Park household as an artwork therapist for their young son . She is skilled at Photoshop to forge documents , and it ’s this trick that makes it possible for her brother — and afterward the rest of her family — to gain employment at the Parks ’ residence . She also add to one ofParasite ’s most astonishingly funny moments as she sing a jingle to think her raw alias ’s backstory .
The Priests
Lee Young - shin
Cinderella with Four Knights
Eun Ha - won
Record of Youth
Ahn Jeong - ha
Special Delivery
Eun - ha
thespian : Apart fromParasite , Park So - dam gained acknowledgement for playing theallegedly demonically possessed girl Young - shin inThe Priestsand high - shoal athlete Eun Ha - win in the romantic K - dramaCinderella with Four Knights . She has received several award nominations and win over her acting career and also has a strong presence in field of operations , including the stage adaptation of the vampire storyLet Me In(based onLet the Right One In ) .
Jang Hye-jin As Kim Chung-sook
The Mother Of The Kim Family
fictitious character : Kim Chung - sook isthe materfamilias of the Kim kin who works as a housekeeper at the Park house . A loosely tolerant - hearted person , Chung - sook is an efficient problem solver and stay on serene even in some of the most intense moments of the thriller . However , she is also brusque and often show piddling sentimentality , which has rubbed off on her daughter . Chung - sook is a very strong woman , raise in poverty and unwilling to let it hold her down .
Crash Landing On You
Go Myeong - eun
Secret Sunshine
Park Myung - suk
More Than Family
Seon - myeong
The Red Sleeve
Court Lady Seo
worker : Before joining theParasitecast as Chung - sook , Jang Hye - Jin was known for appear in thepopular Korean Romance language seriesCrash Landing on You , in which she play supporter Dan ’s ambitious mother , Ko Myeong - eun . She also collaborate with Korean director Lee Chang - dong , play Park Myung - Suk inSecret Sunshine , which also starredParasite’sSong Kang - ho . She reunited with the filmmaker forPoetry , being credited as Mr. Kang ’s 2d girl - in - law .
Lee Jung-eun As Gook Moon-gwang
The Parks' Original Housekeeper
Character : Gook Moon - gwang isthe Parks ’ original housekeeper who is fired from her job after the Kim class orchestrates a complicated plan to oust her . Though she vows vengeance against the Kims , she is otherwise depicted as a caring housekeeper who is loyal to her employer . She has had a deeper association with theParasitehouseas she also serve its previous possessor . She is also part of the vainglorious twist in the tale , as her husband lives in secret in a subterraneous bunker .
Okja ’s part / Wheelchair woman
Hommage
Kim Ji - wan
Miss Night and Day
Lim - soon / former Lee Mi - jin
The Trunk
Kwon Do - decametre
player : Just like Song Kang - ho , Moon - gwang ’s actress , Lee Jung - eun , is also a frequent collaborator of Bong Joon - ho ’s , first appearing as a murdered girl ’s relative inMotherand thenvoicing the titular creature in Bong Joon - ho’sOkja . She benefit further acclaim with her first starring persona as sentence - traveling film director Ji - wan inHommage . In 2024 , she took on the lead part in the seriesMiss Night and Dayand a supporting role in the mystery melodrama seriesThe Trunk .
Park Myung-hoon As Oh Geun-sae
Moon-gwang’s Husband
Character : TheParasitecast also features Park Myung - hoon in the function of Oh Geun - sae , Moon - gwang ’s husband who secretly lives in the basement of the Parks ' house . His shocking reveal sets thestage forParasite ’s disturbing revulsion - like ending . Oh Geun - sae is powerfully devoted to the Park kinsfolk and shows his gratitude by constantly yelling “ regard . " However , his violent rampage also show his unpredictable role . It is Geun - sae who starts the defeat fling in revenge after his married woman ’s last .
Ash Flower
Myong - ho
drive home Us From Evil
Shimda
Seeking the business leader
Gwan - u
Money Heist : Korea – Joint Economic Area
Jo Young - Fukkianese
histrion : TheParasitecast memberappeared in the romance tv set seriesCrash Landing on You , in which he played the pollyannaish North Korean Major General Ko Myeong - seok . He also played the Mint Bureau Director Cho Young - min in theMoney HeistspinoffMoney Heist : Korea - Joint Economic Area . He also received critical attention for his role in the drama filmAsh Flower , where he received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor from the 5th Wildflower Film Awards .
Jung Ji-so As Park Da-hye
The Park’s Oldest Daughter
Character : Park Da - hye isthe elder child of the Park family , learning English under Kim Ki - woo . She initially comes off as a spoiled brat , but it turns out that she cares more about love than her family ’s wealth . This is more than evident from her romantic feelings toward her private instructor and the moments when she tends to his injuries . She is the most unlike her parents , as she denounces the upper - category mass , despite her family last that life-style , and often prove that she looks at all course statuses as equal to her .
May Queen
vernal Jang In - hwa
Men of Plastic
Yoo - ri
The Glory
Moon Dong - eun ( youthful )
Hellbound
Angel Falls
Actor : Park Da - hye is played inParasiteby Jung Ji - so , whobroke out as a child star inMay Queenas a younger variant of the support grapheme Jang In - hwa . She also appeared in the romantic K - dramaW , playing a vernal version of its surgeon protagonist , Oh Yeon - Joo . After appearing inParasite , she went on to appear in the moviesThe Cursed : Dead Man ’s PreyandMen of Plastic , and the telecasting showsHellbound , Curtain CallandWho Is She .
Jung Hyeon-jun As Park Da-song
The Park’s Youngest Child
lineament : The youngest phallus of the Park family , Park Da - Song is an inquisitive new boy . In fact , it is his peculiarity that almost leads to the Parks discovering the Kims ' secrets . It is the portrait that Da - Song dynasty drew in the film that showed the human beings secretly inhabit in the cellar , portrayed as a monster , something that teased the wild second half of the picture show . The exposure also include a tent , and there were hints that he knew the Kims were in the household as well , show the youngest child credibly knew the most .
Bad Prosecutor
young Jin Jeong
The King : Eternal Monarch
young Lee Gon
Sisyphus : The Myth
young Han Tae - sul
Seo - won
Actor : The character is played by Jung Hyeon - jun , whoplayed Kim Seo - won in the action thrillerSpecial Delivery . That 2022 film found him yet again play the son of a wealthy military man . TheParasitecast extremity also work the younger versions of the lead fibre in several shows , includingBad Prosecutor , Moonshine , The Billie Jean Moffitt King : Eternal Monarch , andSisyphus : The Myth . He also star in the mystery thriller seriesMineas a top actress ’s stepson , Han Ha - joon .
Parasite Supporting Cast & Characters
The Rest Of The Cast
Park Keun - rok as Yoon -A chauffeur working for the Parks , Yoon is one of the earliestParasitecharacters to fall quarry to the schemes excogitate by the Kim family . He is play by Park Keun - rok , who previously appeared in Bong Joon - ho’sOkjaas a Riverside Expressway Policeman . He also act in theDesignated SurvivoradaptationDesignated Survivor : 60 Daysas Park Soo - kyo .
Bong Joon - Ho ’s thriller film , Parasite , is a dark movie with theme of class inequality , crime , and violence , ultimately leading to its gas constant - military rank .
Park Seo - joon as Min - hyuk -Kim Ki - woo ’s friend who leaves to analyze abroad is the one who suggest that Ki - woo tutor at the Parks ’ house . His show is brief but crucial as he gives the Kim family a scholar ’s rock ‘n’ roll with metaphorical significance inParasite . He is played by Park Seo - joon , an actor who is a regular on many K - drama , such asKill Me , Heal Me , She Was Pretty , What ’s Wrong with Secretary Kim , andItaewon Class . In film , Park Seo - joon also appears inThe Marvels , making him part of the MCU .
Jung Yi - seo as CEO of Pizza Place -Jung Yi - seo is part of theParasitecast as the possessor of a pizza parlor . She is hump for wreak Yoo Mi - ji in the psychological thrillerDecision to Leaveand Kim Hyeon - ju in the come - of - age zombie Book of Revelation seriesAll of Us Are Dead .
Jo Jae - myeong as CEO of Pizza Place ’s blood brother -Credited as the brother of the Pizza Place CEO , Parasiteis Jo Jae - myeong ’s only screen part so far .
Kim Kyu - baek as Drunk Person -Kim Kyu - baek plays a inebriate who roams on the streets of the Kim menage ’s locality . aside from being in the form ofParasite , the thespian also played Private Kim intheTrain to BusansequelPeninsulaand Joo Myeong - hun in the Netflix dark fantasy seriesHellbound .
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